Methodist W S C S divisions hold August meetings
Divisions of the Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service plan August meetings. Keystone hosts a dessert luncheon at 1401 Eleventh street at 1:30 p.m. Loyal division picnics at 222 Eighth Avenue, Shine division at 1810 First Avenue, True Blue family picnic at Thomas Park.
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Methodist
Keystone
Harry J. Murphey
Eleventh Street
Howard Martin
A H. Culbert
Everette Gibson
Loyal
Hugh Hutton
Eighth Avenue
Rose Wright
J. Johnson
F. A. Hawkins
Sunshine Division
George Stone
First Avenue
Jennie Faulkner
George Oakley
True Blue
Thomas Park
Gleaners
Rainbow
Wallhanging Inspired by Aviary Walk by Amber Travis
Mrs Herbert Gerstman of 488 Seventh Street created a wallhanging titled Three and forty lovebirds, inspired by a Chicago zoo aviary visit. The 60 by 52 inch monk's cloth piece features a tree and 14 bird types in embroidered silks, with frame reflections and a miniature pattern used before the larger work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Gerstman
Seventh Street
Gerstman
United States
Vienna
Chicago
Mrs. Gerstman
Gerstmans
Local residents make visits and plan gatherings this week
Robert Titus, woodwind instructor from Iowa City, returns home for vacation before possible Army duty while teaching at the University of Iowa this summer. Families travel to Delhi Princeton and Lake Okoboji for visits. church and civic groups schedule meetings at homes and parks including Presbyterian Ladies Aid, Marion Chamber of Commerce, and Business Women's Club picnics and city council sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Titus
Iowa City High School
University of Iowa
Visitors Arrive and Plan Family Visits
Mr and Mrs Don Bonwell of Long Beach California will arrive here Tuesday to visit Mrs Beyers parents Mr and Mrs August W Beyer Earl Tharp will go to Vinton Tuesday to visit his sister for several days Mr and Mrs Merton Butterfield of Milwaukee on vacation in Estes Park and Denver are guests of Mrs Effie M Miller Their son Donald has been visiting in Marion and Cedar Rapids
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Irene Locke Schultz
Rochester
Earl Grant
Savanna
K. E. Whitlock
Sandra Jean
Nancy Mae
Winnetka, Il
Earl Wood
Cedar Rapids
Marion Road
Don Bonwell
Long Beach
Calif
Earl Tharp
Vinton
Merton Butterfield
Milwaukee
Estes Park
Denver
Butterfield
Effie M. Miller
Donald
Delta-Miss Florence Shegge Resigns Delta Schools Post
Special to The Gazette Florence Shegge of Echo Minnesota resigns as dramatics and mathematics teacher in Delta schools after last year. Lloyd Gnagy also resigns as science teacher and coach at Newhall. no successors named for him or for Geraldine Welsh who left earlier.
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DELTA
Florence Sheggeby
Echo
Minn
Newhall
Lloyd Gnagy
Newhall School
Geraldine Welsh
Manchester
Legion, Legion Auxiliary
Boy Scouts
National Defense
Cedar Rapids
William H. Scanlan
Bertram
Joan Koehler
Charles Carpenter
Methodist Church
Carol Nebiker
J. B. Eyestone
Decorah
Lisette Holbert
France
Orleans Township
Leon Brown
Winneshiek County
Johnson 4-Hers to Stage Mexican Market Bazaar
Johnson county 4-H club show Aug 13 15 at Iowa City will feature a fiesta led by Mrs Frank Col ony of Oxford. A Mexican market bazaar will be held one night. Esther Everett Ames ISU will judge girls exhibits and William LaGrange ISU will judge boys entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County
Persistency the Leghorn Lays Record Eggs for Two Years
HOOPER Nebraska UP A White Leghorn hen named No 25 now Persistency set a two year laying record with 628 eggs as of July end averaging over 26 per month. Owned by Dr Peter Simonson of Simonson farms she endured heat during 1939 and outlived many penmates while sustaining a six pound frame and hoglike appetite.
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Hooper
Neb
Peter Simonson
Simonson Farms
Simonson
No. 25
Leghorn
Liberal Draft Policy For Farm Hands Forecast
Lancaster, Pa. AP draft chief Lewis Hershey predicted a more liberal policy on deferred service for farm workers during a tour of Pennsylvania agricultural regions. He noted farmers need trained labor and cautioned against assuming any worker can farm effectively without substantial preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lewis Hershey
Pennsylvania
Hershey
Chicago Bank Sells Rough Iowa Land at Varied Prices
Decorah agent C F Matousek for the First Joint Stock Land Bank of Chicago reports the sale of 1,010 acres across Allamakee Howard and Clayton counties. Howard county parcels bring 50 and 37.50 dollars per acre. Allamakee near Lansing sells for 17 dollars per acre. Clayton county near Elkader yields 20 dollars per acre.
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Decorah
C. F. Matousek
Joint Stock Land Bank of Chicago
Allamakee
Howard
Clayton
Iowa
Howard County
Riceville
Lime Springs
Lansing
Clayton County
Elkader
Keokuk DHIA Reports 29.9 Fat Average in July
Delta The Gazette notes Keokuk county DHIA test results for July from 26 herds totaling 337 cows. They produced 773 pounds milk and 29.9 pounds butterfat on average, with 28 dry cows included. The top cow was a purebred Brown Swiss owned by William A Schlaser of Keswick, yielding 1,827 pounds milk and 89.1 pounds butterfat in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta
Keokuk County
Dhia
Lloyd Clinton
William A. Schlaser
Keswick
Dairy Report Highlights State Herds and Records
Independence dairy notes show 462 cows in Wapsie Valley DHIA averaging 725 pounds milk and 28.2 pounds butterfat per cow in July. Iowa State hospital Holstein herd of 88 cows averaged 1,194 pounds milk and 389 pounds butterfat per cow. Top cow was No. 98 in Buchanan county home herd with 1,468 pounds milk and 82.1 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Wapsie Valley
Dhia
Iowa State Hospital
Buchanan County
Two New Barns Go Up On Farms in Tama County
Geneseo township Tama county sees two new barns under construction. On the John Montgomery farm a 48 by 34 foot barn rises to a 35 foot peak with redwood siding and an 8 by 20 by 10 oat bin. A. C. Ferguson handles carpentry. The Henry Koerner farm will have a 34 by 40 foot Gothic roof barn with concrete floor stanchions for 11 cows two double stalls a box stall and two grain bins by L D Chester crew from La Porte City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRAER
Geneseo Township
Tama County
John Montgomery
A. C. Ferguson
Geneseo
Henry Koerner
L. D Chester Carpentry
la Porte City
Harrison Donald Named Washington County 4-H Agent
Harrison Donald 22 of Ames formerly Promise City assumed duties as Washington county 4-H club agent. A graduate of Iowa State College animal husbandry he has worked with a seed company and will aid preparations for the 4-H achievement days August 18 to 20.
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Washington, Ta
Harrison Donald
Ames
Promise City
Washington County
Donald
Iowa State College
Youth Lost Arm and Leg After Fall Under Freight Train
Maynard R. Wilson, 18, of Sioux City, fell under a freight train near Omaha on Saturday while attempting to hitch a ride. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition with the loss of his left arm and leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Maynard R. Wilson
Sioux City
Wilson
Skinner Drug Store Closes After Eight Decades in Anamosa
Dr W B Skinner sold the Skinner drug store ending an 80 year family run era in Anamosa. The building housed an old saloon basement and the shop once created medicines in house. The seller plans to relocate to Evanston Illinois to join his son Dr Eugene Skinner at Northwestern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B
Odd Fellows Lodge
Skinner
University of Iowa
Rush College
Chicago
New York University
Anamosa
Evanston
Eugene W. Skinner
Blind Find Way Back To Life In Vinton Courses
Twelve annual summer session for the adult blind at the Iowa School for the Blind in Vinton trains 32 participants in trades like rug weaving basket making and braille reading. The program teams with county welfare to select students and uses home based work with Iowa Blind Products for orders while promoting independence through pay and year round work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Betty Meyers
Ripley
Iowa School For the Blind
State Commission For Adult Blind
Ethel T. Holmes
Commission
State Board of Education
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Tax Employes and Commission Shifts in State Tax Office
The report outlines salaries in the state tax office with an assistant assessment superintendent earning 1800 dollars and a Fairfield inspector at 1680 dollars, both noted as democrats. It notes no replacements yet as Republicans gained control two years ago, with Gov George A Wilson appointees taking charge July 1 after Tex Grantham replaced Green of Sioux City.
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Sistant
H. Bangs
Fairfield
Commission
GOP
George A. Wilson
H. A
Tex) Grantham
C. F. Green
Sioux City
Green
Des Moines Resident Ends Life By Knife
George M. Kile, 58, an insurance agent, was found dead Saturday from self inflicted knife wounds. He was last seen at his brother’s home where he had been eating meals. Coroner Dr. J. W. Bailey said Kile slashed his throat and that family trouble, including separation from his wife, appears to have prompted the act.
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Des Moines
INS
George M. Kile
Polk County Cororner
J. W. Bailey
Kile
Bailey
More: A Harlan Democrat Ahead in Iowa Politics
The passage profiles Jake More a long time Democratic organizer in Harlan and Shelby County. It notes his civic roles church treasurer Kiwanis Masonss Shrine and farm ownership while tracing his political rise from Shelby County prosecutor four years to potential statehouse contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine
Ot Herring
Kraschel
Breen
Jake More
Harlan Methodist Church
Harlan Field Club
Kiwanis Club
Masons
Harlan
Shrine
Sioux City
Shelby County Fair Association
Shelby County Abstract Company
T H. Potter
Merrell Canning Company
Harean
More
Harerison
Shelby County
Warren County
Iowa Young Democrats
J. O. More
Unionville
Centerville
Drake
Phi Gamma Lambda Social
Phi Alpha Delta
Hamilton Spurs
Ruth Freeman
Emmetsburg
Carolyn Ann
Mary Louise
Tobe Smith
State House of
Iowa
Des Moines Council Warned on Chimney Smoke Abatement
Des Moines city council faces a warning from the smoke commission that black smoke from chimneys on municipal buildings must be eliminated or the abatement campaign will fail. Chairman Charles W. Joiner led the commission and three council members agreed action has already been taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Commission
Charles W. Joiner
Bonds Sell for Washington County Hospital Improvements
Washington county sold 48000 dollars in bonds for a hospital addition. Iowa Des Moines National Bank and White-Phillips Corporation bought the issue at 1.25 percent interest with a 305 dollar premium. Officials call the sale extremely advantageous as the lowest rate ever in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington County
Marion George
Iowa Des Moines National Bank
White-Phillips Corporation
Davenport
One Dead After Highway Crash Near Storm Lake
Roy Davidson, 58, of Storm Lake, died Friday after a collision southwest of Storm Lake with a car driven by John Vast, 42, of Schaller, who suffered chest and back injuries. In a separate Saturday crash, four Cherokee residents were injured when their car rolled over two miles northeast of Storm Lake. Beatrice Olson, 22, was most seriously hurt along with driver William Rankin, 20, Verlin Root, and Helen Hiller, 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Roy Davidson
Here
John Vast
Schaller
Vast
Beatrice Olson
William Rankin
Verlin Root
Helen Hiller
Davenport Man Fatally Hurt In Auto Accident
Davenport resident Charles Harbuk, 20, died from injuries after a Friday night car crash on a dusty road. Driver Lee Dalton, 20, and Irene Gerhardt of Bettendorf were injured when Dalton failed to negotiate a curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Charles Harbuk
Lee Dalton
Irene Gerhardt
Bettendorf
Dalton
Allamakee Farmer Marks 66 Years With Binder Work
Waukon mourns for veteran farmer John Keller 79 who celebrated sixty six years of operating a binder on the Keller Brothers farm. He began harvests as a boy using a reaper powered by oxen led by his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
John Keller
Allamakee County
Keller Brothers
Keller
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Bath
Hutchinson
Owen
Lucille Cone
Daytona Beach
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Ruth McGehee
Walter Cleveland
Mrs
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Ladies Progressive Club
Dry Creek
Emma Wilson
Emma Kendall
Women's Association of the Congregational Church
James Wiggins
Gordon Jones
St. Berchman's School
William Cunningham
Adelaide Jordan
Oakland
Sabra Clark Paul
Grace H. Starr Missionary Circle of the Christian Church
Companions Missionary Guild of the Christian Church
Floyd Emmons
Kenneth Pearson
Walter Erwin
Mildred Johnson
Clarence Meg-gers
Kenneth E. King
Floyd Parks
Lois Marie
Norma Lee
Carolyn
Charles Hibner
Mr. Hibner
George M. Hibner
Elaine Kohl
Mechanicsville
Martelle
George Neff
Fred Ross
Teastrike, Minn
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Annie Laura Davidson
H. A. Davidson
Clarence McGowan
Fourth Street
Mercy Hospital
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Willard S. McCune
Janet
Sharon
McCune
Clyde Carsner
Ojai
Los Angeles
1.C.C.F
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Fay Bailey
Donna
Kenneth
Delhi
Hugh Gordon
Lake Okoboji
Katherine Bogart
Quentin
Lenora Pabst
Princeton
Eleanor Bogart
Margaret Leming
Sunset Beach
Portage Lake
Bena
Ella Reel
Agnes Reel
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Walter Morrison
Marion Chamber of Commerce
QO. D. Timms
Alburnett
Mr. Timms
B. L. MecNiel
James Reynolds
Sharon Kay
Fern McNiel
K. BE. Whitlock
John F. Kinstler
Ninth Avenue
James Knapp
Gary
Callie Knapp
Arthur Cape
Black Hills
Business Women's Club
Kowa News
Johnson
Nebraska
Chicago Bank
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Carl Koern
M.D
Northwestern Dental College
Dr. Skinner
W. B. Skinner
W.P.A
Library of Congress
Allamakee Farmer
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